Merk’s Mini Horses and Friends Sanctuary

Merk’s Mini Horses and Friends Sanctuary Hi! We are a small mini horse rescue/sanctuary located in Horsetown USA (Norco, CA)

We offer Mini

Everyone is done 💙 Huge thank you to Dr. Tiffany and the new techs at SoCal Equine Hospital for taking care of my babies...
11/24/2022

Everyone is done 💙

Huge thank you to Dr. Tiffany and the new techs at SoCal Equine Hospital for taking care of my babies!

Oakleys mouth was in the worst shape as suspected 🥺 he no longer can have hay and has to be on a fully soaked pellet diet. Poor old man had the worst teeth in a mini they’ve ever seen

And a huge thank you to Breanna Enborg for her generous donation to get two of them done ❤️

Next Week, these 5 babies are taking a trip down to SoCal Equine Hospital to get their Teeth done! If you would like to ...
11/18/2022

Next Week, these 5 babies are taking a trip down to SoCal Equine Hospital to get their Teeth done!

If you would like to sponsor one of them to get their teeth done, it is only $50! 💕

You can call SoCal Equine Directly, and ask to donate to my account

Or I accept Venmo, PayPal and Zelle!

I will gladly provide receipt ♥️

I’m definitely concerned about little Oakley dude. His teeth are so bad you can feel them on his cheeks, and it hurts 😞 clearly his previous owner never got them done

11/18/2022

Update on NOW, Maisy Moo (Flower wasn’t sticking, but Maisy Is the final name hahah)

She has QUICKLY learned, that people are awesome. And now I can blanket her and halter her and walk up to her with no issues (it may or may not have been the carrots and apple snack treats 😂)

She’s so smart!! She’s only worn a halter for 4 days, and spent a total of maybe 45 min tied to a fence…..and look at her now ❤️ HALTER BROKE (I’m sure we will still have tantrums of leading but, at least she knows what she’s supposed to do)

She’s eating good, and putting on weight already ❤️ and overall seems to have more life in her

Oakley 💙 This lil guy was supposed to head to another rescue friend of mine…but some stuff happened and now he’s here. H...
11/09/2022

Oakley 💙

This lil guy was supposed to head to another rescue friend of mine…but some stuff happened and now he’s here.

He is in his mid-late twenties. Standing a whopping 27” tall!! Little stallion (too late to geld at this point but he doesn’t seem to know he’s a stallion anymore) Appears to have an old injury to his eye and the eye has receded into his skull and looks to have a cataract on top of that.

He also has a horrible wheezy cough resulting from possible COPD.

He was being stalled with a mare, that appears to have pushed him away from any sorts of food. Under they hair is bones.

So far, he seems to really enjoy Red. Which is nice because, Red was pitcasted by all the mares 😞

Hi Friends ♥️ I wanted to come on here and say, that for a while…..I will be taking a step back from the rescue scene. T...
11/08/2022

Hi Friends ♥️

I wanted to come on here and say, that for a while…..I will be taking a step back from the rescue scene.

There has been a huge hike up in price of hay, etc…and even the prices of these minis that need help Is just unreal. They’re wanting $1500-$3500 for crippled, old old minis.

I am also exhausted from trying to help people, and being completely turned on and painted as the bad guy. Lots of drama in the rescue world

My #1 priority is the horses. Not peoples feelings. But at the same time, sometimes the backlash is just a little too much for my sensitive self lol

I will still update with news on the ones we have, and we did just get one more. But….I will not be able to bring anymore in for a little while until prices go down, and the mental break from drama is over.

We love you guys ❤️

Snickers and Muffin 💕 our little dwarves
10/06/2022

Snickers and Muffin 💕 our little dwarves

Our Forevers 🥰
10/05/2022

Our Forevers 🥰

The old boys got their hair brushed out, which was much needed as they were both extremely matted, and they got braids!T...
10/04/2022

The old boys got their hair brushed out, which was much needed as they were both extremely matted, and they got braids!

Their manes are SO thick and beautiful!

Both boys must have enjoyed it because they stood there the whole time unhaltered the whole time and rested their heads low 💕

Cheddar has now been on Remission and Bute for 2 days and this morning he actually showed significant improvement. He was walking all over the place this morning 💙

Sometimes…rescues aren’t always happy endings. Well, not happy for us as humans…but there’s a point where we have to not...
10/03/2022

Sometimes…rescues aren’t always happy endings. Well, not happy for us as humans…but there’s a point where we have to not be selfish and do what is BEST for the ponies

Cheddar and Sprout are in very bad shape, and on top of that….they are very, VERY old. The vet aged them to be in their mid to late 30s based on their teeth and other physical features.

Cheddar spends 90% of the day laying down, I have to physically walk him to his water to drink. And I have to walk his food to be directly under him. Even at that, his appetite is minimal. Pain medications don’t seem to help at all.

Sprout has absolutely no practical use of his hind leg/hip….and his back feet and lower legs are severely deformed due to lack of foot care, most likely beyond repair without surgery/splints. He spends quite some time laying down as well

On top of leg/feet issues….both boys have very progressed signs of Cushings 😞

The farrier, the vet and myself all feel that at SUCH an old age….putting them through a lot of trauma just to TRY to make them feel better, isn’t practical or fair to them. Making changes to their feet at this point would put even more strain and pain on their old fused joints and bones

We are leaning towards the idea that the KINDEST thing to do for these boys would be to help them cross over to the Heavenly side of the universe 💕

We will keep you all posted.

10/02/2022

Cheddar and Sprout are here 💕

Poor Sprouts right stifle is way worse than I thought

And Cheddar is in substantial pain from having foundered

Both boys appear to be pretty old. I’d say late 20s based on their teeth

Their weight is good so that’s nice

They visually appear to have Cushings

I wanted to give a shout-out to the amazing 3 Hearts Farm Animal Rescue for their generous donation to get Cheddar and S...
10/01/2022

I wanted to give a shout-out to the amazing 3 Hearts Farm Animal Rescue for their generous donation to get Cheddar and Sprouts feet done! It takes a village!

She is an amazing rescue and has some intakes of her own so it is even that much more special that she shared the love with us!

Please go like and follow her page to see updates on the beautiful big boys she just rescued 💕

Stormy and Red are spending the month at Pumpkin City in Laguna Hills! ♥️ If you want to go see these two cute boys, alo...
09/30/2022

Stormy and Red are spending the month at Pumpkin City in Laguna Hills! ♥️

If you want to go see these two cute boys, along with goats, sheep, birds and more! Go to the pumpkin patch in Laguna Hills!!

While I’m going to miss these boys for the month, I’m beyond happy that they get to go advocate for other rescue minis that they are worth more than being abandoned,neglected and tossed aside, or bypassed because they’re not fancy! They do perfect for putting smiles on little kids faces!

Again! Go visit Red and Stormy at

Pumpkin city
24203 Avenida De La Carlota, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Newbies incoming 🥺 Sprout is a silver dapple pinto gelding, and Cheddar is a Silver Bay Dun gelding. Both boys owner pas...
09/30/2022

Newbies incoming 🥺

Sprout is a silver dapple pinto gelding, and Cheddar is a Silver Bay Dun gelding.

Both boys owner passed away and whoever was taking care of them after, unfortunately didn’t do a very good job.

Cheddar spends most of his time laying down because he is in so much pain. We believe he foundered at some point. He will be getting X-rays to confirm yes or no on that.

Sprouts hind feet are extremely twisted and it has caused him to have major issues with his right stifle/leg. He can’t move that leg very much, and when he does….his stifle pops out of place based on the video I’ve seen.

These two boys get here tomorrow, and they need serious help. ANYTHING helps. Our incredible farrier will be coming in a short few days to evaluate them and see what she can do. And both boys will be getting X-rays done.

For now, they’ll be kept in restricted movement, and a little bit of pain meds.

Each boys hoof trims will be $50 and it will take 2-3 trims over a 6 week period to somewhat fix the shape and distortion of their feet. If you’d like to donate a trim, or even half of one, we would insanely appreciate it!

Each X-ray view is $65, and Cheddar will need about 4 views. Sprout will need probably 5-6 views

Thank you for the everlasting support ♥️

Once these boys are back on their GOOD feet, they will be looking for a forever FOSTER home. (We no longer adopt out being that since we’ve moved, I have discovered that MULTIPLE minis we have adopted out have been rehomed breaking contract). But we will announce when they are ready and start taking applications 💕

Throwing around an idea!! Looking for a potential long term foster home for these two tiny tots! Raisin (seal bay/black)...
09/16/2022

Throwing around an idea!!

Looking for a potential long term foster home for these two tiny tots!

Raisin (seal bay/black) and Muffin (bay dun) are both still healing from their past. We got Raisin a yesr ago, and Muffin came to us a month ago. Both from the same person.

They are tiny and delicate, and Raisin THINKS she’s the boss so she keeps picking fights with the other minis. So we think it might be best for the two of them to be kept somewhere where Raisin doesn’t have to prove herself day in and day out!

They will NOT be up for adoption. Ever. But a long term foster/feed lease situation. As long as they’re being cared for and loved…I won’t just take them back from you unannounced.

They are fed straight Bermuda hay full time, and get alfalfa pellets at night 🙂 I prefer somewhere local that I can check in on them from time to time

They are both shy, hard to catch. But Raisin will come up for her buckets! She’s getting easier to catch! Muffin is still learning.

You would be responsible for feed and feet (or we can pay every other hood trim). I will cover deworming, vaccines, and any medical upkeep/injuries.

If you might be interested in fostering these two sweet girls, let me know 💕

So….I was big time lied to. I was told by the people I picked this pony up from….that his feet were curled over when the...
09/13/2022

So….I was big time lied to. I was told by the people I picked this pony up from….that his feet were curled over when they got him a YEAR ago and the farrier was taking him down little by little to avoid injury and such. And I was told the farrier was out of commission so they haven’t been finished.

Come to find out….the farrier fixed them Almost a YEAR AGO!!! As seen on the left. She had them perfect. THEY LET HIM GET LIKE THIS AGAIN! People are sick….and they told me the farrier had been out for family matters but she in fact had still been going there to do all their other horses feet.

People suck /: I’m glad he’s out of that neglectful s-hole

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Norco, CA
92860

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Monday 7am - 9pm
Tuesday 7am - 9pm
Wednesday 7am - 9pm
Thursday 7am - 9pm
Friday 7am - 9pm
Saturday 7am - 9pm
Sunday 7am - 9pm

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+19519019210

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